I tell everyone don't buy any new phone. Get refurbs or second hand phones, zero profit goes to the OEM and suddenly magically their brand new phones are no longer 'worth' the $2500 (they're only priced at that because dickheads will pay it) they want for a phone. Don't even buy older or non flagship models new, always second hand.
New Motorola's are good because they let you unlock the bootloader which allows you to root it. I'll take my rooted $250 Motorola over the best iphone or flagship android unrooted. It has an SD slot, head phone jack. Only if it had a removable battery would it be perfect.
I've always assumed the data on my phone is not safe if I am not in physical possession of it, rooted or not. That's why I don't store important shit on it. I use it as a communication device and a web browser only. Anything serious or important is done on a proper computer.
Oh and to answer your question: Ad blocking and firewall mostly. I never see an ad on my phone, and google and other apps are blocked from having internet access.
GrapheneOS? What phone are you using which you can install this on without root?
Firewall: Since Android 11 or 12 there's a built-in firewall if you go to app settings. AFWall+ is nice and I have a license for it but what's the point if that's built in? Just tap-hold an app and then go to info and Mobile Data & WiFi. You can disable network access there for wifi, mobile, and backgroun ddata.
I'm on 11 and don't have that feature. Does it allow you to block all of google's crap? I doubt that.
Ad Blocking: You can install Fennec, Mull, or regular old firefox and install ublock on it. Now you don't have ads. You can install Nextpipe Sponsorblock and not have any youtube ads and skip sponsor segments.
I have no ads system-wide, including apps. This is better than a specific browser with plugins, or various apps.
You can install Rethink DNS+ Firewall from Fdroid and not have ads system wide.
You have to route all your traffic through their VPN.
Probably started on 12 then. Why the hell are you running outdated shit? I've been on 14 for like a year.
I have been burned by updates too many times, I only do so if there is a feature I want or I have no other choice. My phone has been harassing me to update to 12.
Does it allow to block google's shit? Yeah if you use Graphene and have it sandboxed https://files.catbox.moe/d6uzuq.png Or if you run microg. But that's full of security holes.
What does a phone require in order to be able to install a different OS? I've installed Lineage before on an old phone and it required rooting it and doing all sorts of things.
What shitty apps are you using that have ads? I don't have any apps installed that show ads. Most of the apps are blocked from connecting to the internet anyway so they couldn't show ads even if they wanted to. And if I had an app that showed ads, I would uninstall it, and install an open source alternative from fdroid.
I don't know because I don't see ads, lol. Being able to disable internet natively in android is nice. Long overdue and definitely makes non-root more tolerable. I feel naked without having that control.
It emulates a VPN at localhost. You choose which blocklists to implement, or which apps to block. You also have a choice whether to use their DNS servers or not.
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GrapheneOS? What phone are you using which you can install this on without root?
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I'm on 11 and don't have that feature. Does it allow you to block all of google's crap? I doubt that.
I have no ads system-wide, including apps. This is better than a specific browser with plugins, or various apps.
You have to route all your traffic through their VPN.
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I have been burned by updates too many times, I only do so if there is a feature I want or I have no other choice. My phone has been harassing me to update to 12.
What does a phone require in order to be able to install a different OS? I've installed Lineage before on an old phone and it required rooting it and doing all sorts of things.
I don't know because I don't see ads, lol. Being able to disable internet natively in android is nice. Long overdue and definitely makes non-root more tolerable. I feel naked without having that control.
Interesting.
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